Past
Continuous
Use
Form
Examples
Used for actions that were ongoing at a specific time in the past
Positive: Subject + was/were + verb ending in “ing”
Negative: Subject + was/were not + verb ending in “ing”
Question: Was/were + subject + verb ending in “ing”?
I was sleeping when the alarm went off. (positive)
He was not cleaning when his mom came home. (negative)
Were you traveling in Europe last year? (question)